Quality Manager

Neurocore LLC; Fareham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Quality Manager to lead a team of 12, improve quality systems, and ensure compliance with BRC standards. The ideal candidate should have experience in quality management, be resilient, and possess strong people management skills. This role offers a salary of £60,000 to £65,000 per annum, alongside various employee benefits. Apply now to be considered for this challenging position.

Benefits

Bonus

Pension

Private Medical

26 days holidays + bank holidays

On-site Gym

Qualifications

• Must have experience in Quality Management or Technical Management roles.
• Familiar with BRC standards and quality compliance audits.
• Experience in FMCG, Food, or Dairy manufacturing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 12 quality staff and improve quality systems.
• Represent the company in quality matters with customers and suppliers.
• Manage complaints to root cause and drive preventative actions.
• Implement continuous improvement activities across the site.
• Ensure compliance with BRC, ISO9001, and ISO14001 standards.
• Conduct product recalls and traceability exercises.

Skills

Leadership

Root Cause Analysis

Continuous Improvement

People Management

Job description

Role

Quality Manager - Department Manager

Salary

£60,000 to £65,000 per annum plus Bonus, Pension, Private Medical, 26 days holidays + bank holidays, on-site Gym

Hours

8am till 4pm, Monday to Friday - flexible start/finish times

Location

Commutable from Fareham, Southampton, Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Havant, Chichester and surrounding areas

Company

We are recruiting for a reputable Manufacturer who are looking for a Quality Manager (department manager) who is resilient, patient, committed, and wanting a genuine challenge to get their teeth into. We require a great leader, someone who has strong people management skills that can get the team working together towards a common goal and objectives. If you thrive on a challenge and have any experience with change management, this would be the perfect role and opportunity for you! To see the challenges as opportunities to bring forward your ideas and required improvements, implementing them slowly into the business.

This role is a Quality Manager (Technical Manager) and department manager. You will be the go-to for all and anything quality and carries a high degree of responsibility. Managing a team of up to 12 quality staff.

If you’re a department manager, could be working as a Quality Manager or Technical Manager in Food or FMCG manufacturing and be familiar with BRC standards, and looking for a career change, don’t delay and apply now! This is a great career opportunity!

Responsibilities

• Lead a Quality Team of 12 staff members, improving quality systems and processes, compliance and standards management, overseeing quality KPIs and short/medium/long term objectives and being the first point of call for all customers and client related issues and problems.
• Act as the company’s primary Quality liaison, competently and professionally representing the company with customers, suppliers and external bodies as required.
• Ensure all complaints (external, internal non‑conformances and suppliers as required) are effectively managed to root cause, with preventative and corrective actions implemented and monitored through the TPM structure.
• Implement and drive continuous improvement activities for the site, through the TPM structure, working to agreed site KPIs, identifying trends and risk, developing sustainable solutions whilst ensuring the commitment and buy‑in of all relevant personnel and continual monitoring.
• Be seen as a driver of change by motivating and inspiring all personnel in quality matters, instilling a quality culture to be proud of. Train, develop and coach personnel, ensuring their own personal development, and that their competencies develop in line with business needs.
• Work with the Compliance Manager on all aspects of site compliance, ensuring standards are upheld including BRC, ISO9001, ISO14001, and FSC/PEFC standards which ensures product quality, safety and legality.
• Conduct traceability exercises and mock product recalls in line with the company standards.
• Work closely with the Technical team (Product & Design Manager, Design and NPD teams) to ensure that new product launches (including trials) meet product quality, safety and legality expectations and are introduced into production in a streamlined efficient manner.

Requirements

• Experienced Quality Manager or Technical Manager - department manager seeking a challenging career move.
• Must have experience of working in a similar role, ideally in Manufacturing (most considered including FMCG, Food, Dairy, Packaging, Manufacturing).
• Leadership / management experience of a team of any size.
• Familiar with Quality Standards and Compliance and Audits; must have experience of BRC – this is essential.
• Strong root cause analysis and continuous improvement experience.
• Ideally experience dealing with customer complaints and improvements.
• Resilient and approachable; strong people manager is absolutely essential.

If this role sounds of interest, please apply now and send your most up to date CV to Wesley at TechNichols Resourcing to be considered. Or call TechNichols Resourcing and speak with Wesley for further information.

We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard back within 5 working days unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.